House Speaker John Boehner says a federal judge's ruling temporarily
blocking President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration
underscores that he acted beyond his authority.
In a statement Tuesday, the Ohio Republican said the ruling by a Texas
judge was no surprise, citing Obama's repeated comments about the limits
of his authority. Boehner said he hoped that Senate Democrats will
relent in their opposition to a Homeland Security Department spending
bill that overturns Obama's actions to spare millions of immigrants from
deportation.
The department's funding expires Feb. 27 and Congress has only a few legislative days to act.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said in a
statement that he hoped Obama obeys the court's ruling. The Justice
Department has said it would appeal.
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